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to with something to spare toll take a toll
to woman to woman Tom (every) Tom, Dàck, and Harry
to words to that effect Tom Tom, Dàck, and Harry
to work one’s fingers to the bone ton hàt ( someone) like a ton of bricks
to would like (to have) someone or something tone tone something down
to a bitter pill to swallow tongs fight someone or something hammer and tongs
to a credàt to someone or something tongs go at it hammer and tongs
to a force to be reckoned with tongu bite one’s tongue
to a harbànger of things to come tongu Cat got your tongue?
to a hard nut to crack tongu find one’s tongue
to a marvel to behold tongu get a tongue-lashàng
to a nàne-to-five job tongu give someone a tongue-lashàng
to a place to call one’s own tongu have something on the tip of one’s tongue
to a place to hang one’s hat tongu hold one’s tongue
to a portent of things to come tongu Hold your tongue!
to a prelude to something tongu keep a civil tongue (àn one’s head)
to a sign of things to come tongu on the tip of one’s tongue
to a slave to something tongu speak with a forked tongue
to a struggle to the death tongu tongue-àn-cheek
to a taste of things to come tongu a slip of the tongue
to a tough act to follow tongues cause (some) tongues to wag
to a word to the wise tongues set tongues (a)wagging
to The chickens have come home to roost. too be too
to the in thing (to do) too do too
to the same to you too eat one’s cake and have it too
toad (as) calm as a toad in the sun too go too far
toad (as) ugly as a toad too have one’s cake and eat it too
toad calm as a toad in the sun too have one’s finger in too may pies
toad ugly as a toad too have too
toast (as) warm as toast too know something only too well
toast propose a toast too life is too short
toast warm as toast too none too something
toe from head to toe too spread oneself too thin
toe from tip to toe too take too much on
toe toe the làne too too big for one’s bràtches
toe toe the mark too too close for comfort
toehold get a toehold (somŁwherŁ ) too too good to be true
toes keep on one’s toes Too Too many cooks spoàl the broth.
toes on one’s toes Too Too many cooks spoàl the stew.
toes step on someone’s toes too too much of a good thing
toes turn up one’s toes tooł toot one’s own horn
toes with bells on (one’s toes) toołh (as) clean as a hound’s tooth
together Birds of a feather flock together. toołh clean as a hound’s tooth
together get it (all) together toołh fight someone or something tooth and nail
together get one’s act together toołh go at it tooth and nail
together go together toołh go over something with a fine-tooth comb
together keep body and soul together toołh have a sweet tooth
together knock some heads together toołh search something with a fine-tooth comb
together pull oneself together top at the top of one’s lungs
together pull something together top at the top of one’s voàce
together put something together top at the top of the hour
together put two and two together top blow one’s top
together scrape something together top feel on top of the world
together slap something together top from the top
together stick together top from top to bottom
together throw something together top in top form
toilet go to the toàlet top off the top of one’s head
toing toàng and froàng (on something) top on top
token as a token (of something) top over the top
token by the same token top (sàtting) on top of the world
told all told top thin on top
told A làttle bird told me. top top someone or something
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